In light of this, I've tried to eradicate the term "last name" from my vocabulary. Instead, I use "given name" and "family name". Yes, I know that's not univer

In light of this, I've tried to eradicate the term "last name" from my vocabulary. Instead, I use "given name" and "family name". Yes, I know that's not universal either, but it's close enough that it helps me conceptualize names when I'm writing code that must deal with them :)